Xavier is a 21-win team that has wins over Creighton, UConn and Marquette. Neither is playing their best basketball, though, and Illinois' combined talent, size and athleticism should carry the day.

Most recently, Marquette beat Xavier 89-87 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. Brad Underwood is the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball head coach. This is his eighth season as ...

As one of 62 voters in the weekly AP poll, I had the Illini at No. 20 on my preseason ballot. Before this week, the last time I ranked them – and the last time they appeared in the poll – was ...

However, on Friday, No. 11-seed Xavier's 86-73 loss to No. 6-seed Illinois marked an incredibly ... And No. 10-seed New Mexico took down No. 7-seed Marquette, 75-66, to advance to its first ...

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville basketball and coach Brian Barone are headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning the OVC's automatic bid.

The college basketball world may be fixated on this weekend’s historic Final Four — featuring all No. 1 seeds for the first time since 2008 and only the second time ever — but it’s never too early to ...

The first team to punch its ticket to March Madness is from the state of Illinois. Southern Illinois ... earning one of 31 bids given to NCAA Division-I basketball teams that win their ...